Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Cool fact: Gray squirrels will hide food all over the neighborhood, each time taking note of surrounding landmarks and use spatial memory and smell to recover buried food. This is harvest season, a time to prepare for the long winter ahead. In the city and in the country, gray squirrels are… Continue Reading
Maine wildlife
July 21, 2017: Puffin Cruise on Hardy Boat, New Harbor
NRCM took an hour-and-a-half cruise out of New Harbor to Eastern Egg Rock aboard the Hardy Boat for an up-close look at some of Maine’s favorite coastal summer residents, Atlantic Puffins on Friday, July 21. The birds are here only during the short breeding season, and this was the perfect time to see them, as well… Continue Reading
My Maine This Week: Jane Davis
“This Bald Eagle was sitting in a tree overlooking Pocasset Lake in Wayne.” Photo by NRCM member Jane Davis of Wayne, Maine To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own to be featured on our website, please visit www.nrcm.org/our-maine/my-maine-this-week.
Creature Feature: American Marten
Many cultures consider marten to be symbolic of luck, bravery, or kinship.
My Maine This Week: Callie Wronker
“Did you ever see a raccoon…swimming? I went for a foggy early morning paddle on Dyer Long Pond in Jefferson and saw this critter heading across the lake. A first for me.” Photo by NRCM member Callie Wronker of Jefferson, Maine. To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of… Continue Reading
Creature Feature: American Shad
Shad look like the “perfect” fish: forked tail, tapered body, and silvery all over, with a dark spot just behind the gill.
My Maine This Week: Richard Flanagan
These Great Blue Heron photos were taken by NRCM member Richard Flanagan of Fairfield, Maine. To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own to be featured on our website, please visit www.nrcm.org/our-maine/my-maine-this-week.
My Maine This Week: Sharon Houle
“I love Maine because you never know what you are going to see wildlife wise anywhere you go. So I always bring my camera. Some friends decided to go on the Kennebec River on a party boat. It was a beautiful afternoon last July with a clear blue sky and the river was fairly calm…. Continue Reading
St. George School Aims to Restore Alewives
In the town of St. George, Maine, students have been working alongside their town’s Conservation Commission on a project to re-introduce alewives into their town marsh. The process requires collecting streamflow and water quality data as well as projects capturing oral narratives of community members who are invested in species restoration. Thus these students are… Continue Reading
